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Public health officials are our COVID commanders. Treat them with respect.

As a veteran who served back-to-back tours in Iraq, I initially cringed when commentators compared the COVID-19 crisis to wartime — no bullets, no blood and no one volunteered for this.

1 Sep 2020

Problematic alcohol use linked to legal performance-enhancing substances

A new study published in the journal Pediatrics found that young adults aged 18-26 who used legal performance-enhancing substances were significantly more likely to report several problematic alcohol use and drinking-related risk behaviors seven years later.

1 Sep 2020

$Sacubitril/valsartan therapy may reduce hospitalization in heart patients with preserved ejection fraction$

Sacubitril/valsartan therapy may reduce hospitalization in heart patients with preserved ejection fraction

Sacubitril/valsartan reduces NT-proBNP, a biomarker predictive of long-term clinical outcomes in heart failure, but does not improve functional capacity compared to individualized background therapy in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

1 Sep 2020

Study: Impact of COVID-19 virus goes far beyond the pulmonary system

Described as a novel, "once-in-a-century" disease, COVID-19 research is evolving to include a growing body of evidence that the virus's impact goes far beyond the pulmonary system.

1 Sep 2020

Anonymized cell phone location data can help track new cases of COVID-19

In March 2020, federal officials declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency. Around the same time, most states implemented stay-at-home advisories - to different degrees and at different times.

1 Sep 2020

UTA’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation named 2020 NLN Center of Excellence

The University of Texas at Arlington's nursing program is one of 17 nationwide to be named a 2020 NLN Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing, which also awarded scholarships to two deserving UTA students.

31 Aug 2020

Researchers launch study to evaluate safety of HIV prevention methods in breastfeeding women

The development of safe and effective HIV prevention methods for cisgender women has long been a global health priority, yet research in women during pregnancy and breastfeeding, when they are most vulnerable to infection, has lagged years behind.

31 Aug 2020

Telemonitoring may reduce heart attack, stroke rate by 50% for people with high blood pressure

People enrolled in a pharmacist-led telemonitoring program to control high blood pressure were about half as likely to have a heart attack or stroke compared to those who received routine primary care, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

31 Aug 2020

Older adults living in disadvantaged neighborhoods more likely to experience post-op delirium

Where you live can increase your risk for experiencing delirium after surgery. So said a study that showed older adults who live in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods are two times more likely to experience delirium after surgery than their counterparts from more affluent communities.

31 Aug 2020

For kids with special needs, online schooling divides haves and have-nots

It's Tuesday morning, and teacher Tamya Daly has her online class playing an alphabet game. The students are writing quickly and intently, with occasional whoops of excitement, on the little whiteboards she dropped off at their homes the day before along with coloring books, markers, Silly Putty and other learning props — all of which she created or paid for with her own money.

31 Aug 2020

Med students ‘feel very behind’ because of COVID-induced disruptions in training

COVID-19 is disrupting just about every student's 2020 education, but medical students have it particularly hard right now.

31 Aug 2020

Weight loss can prevent or even reverse diabetes, shows study

Losing weight could prevent or even reverse diabetes, according to late breaking research presented today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

Antihypertensive drugs are not linked to cancer, shows study

There is no evidence that blood pressure lowering drugs increase the risk of cancer, according to the most extensive study conducted on the topic. The late breaking research is presented today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

Premenopausal women have favorable long-term outcomes after heart attack, shows study

Premenopausal women have good long-term outcomes after a heart attack, according to late breaking research presented today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

WHO advises healthcare professionals to ensure correct administration of chlorhexidine

WHO has been made aware of multiple, recent reports of eye injury, including blindness, with the use of chlorhexidine gluconate 7.1%, in nine countries in sub Saharan Africa.

31 Aug 2020

New guidelines cover leisure exercise and competitive sports for people with heart disease

The first recommendations on sports and physical activity in all types of heart disease are launched today by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The document is published online in European Heart Journal,1 and on the ESC website.2

31 Aug 2020

Study: Preventive medications reduce risk of heart attacks in diabetic patients

Dramatic reductions in the risk of heart attacks in patients with diabetes coincides with major increases in the use of preventive medications. That's the finding of late breaking research presented today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

Sleep restriction may hinder information disclosure during criminal interviews, indicates suggests

An experimental study suggests that sleep restriction may hinder information disclosure during criminal interviews, contradicting widespread assumptions about the effectiveness of sleep deprivation as an interrogation tool.

29 Aug 2020

Atheists and agnostics more likely to be better sleepers than Catholics, Baptists

A new study of sleep, religious affiliation, and perceptions of heaven found that atheists and agnostics are significantly more likely to be better sleepers than Catholics and Baptists.

28 Aug 2020

Sleep loss unleashes anger, shows study

Feeling angry these days? New research suggests that a good night of sleep may be just what you need.

28 Aug 2020

Health Care News and Research

Public health officials are our COVID commanders. Treat them with respect.

Problematic alcohol use linked to legal performance-enhancing substances

Sacubitril/valsartan therapy may reduce hospitalization in heart patients with preserved ejection fraction

Study: Impact of COVID-19 virus goes far beyond the pulmonary system

Anonymized cell phone location data can help track new cases of COVID-19

UTA’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation named 2020 NLN Center of Excellence

Researchers launch study to evaluate safety of HIV prevention methods in breastfeeding women

Telemonitoring may reduce heart attack, stroke rate by 50% for people with high blood pressure

Older adults living in disadvantaged neighborhoods more likely to experience post-op delirium

For kids with special needs, online schooling divides haves and have-nots

Med students ‘feel very behind’ because of COVID-induced disruptions in training

Weight loss can prevent or even reverse diabetes, shows study

Antihypertensive drugs are not linked to cancer, shows study

Premenopausal women have favorable long-term outcomes after heart attack, shows study

WHO advises healthcare professionals to ensure correct administration of chlorhexidine

New guidelines cover leisure exercise and competitive sports for people with heart disease

Study: Preventive medications reduce risk of heart attacks in diabetic patients

Sleep restriction may hinder information disclosure during criminal interviews, indicates suggests

Atheists and agnostics more likely to be better sleepers than Catholics, Baptists

Sleep loss unleashes anger, shows study

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